EVENT INFORMATION

1
May
1789

The slave ship NS de Belém left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 244 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 1 May 1789 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS de Belém; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Leão, José das Neves; Investor: Leão, José das Neves; Captain: Leao, Jose das Neves; Investor: Leao, Jose das Neves; Investor: Leal, Ricardo Nunes. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bissau (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Maranhão. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%.

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